Fastening device for gloves



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Gr. E. DANPORTH.

FASTENING DEVICE FOR GLOVES, &c.

N). 331,946. Patented Dec. 8, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT tries,

GEORGE E. DANFORTH, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

FASTENING DEVlCE FOR GLOVES, 80c.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 331,946, dated December 8, 1885.

Application filed July 11, 18:5. S rial No. 171,387. (X0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE EDWIN DAN- FORTH, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Fastening Device, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a lengthwise section, on a large scale, of one of my devices applied to a glove to fasten together the two wrist-laps to which the parts are attached. Figs. 2 to 8 are views of the parts shown in section in Fig. 1. Figs. 9 to 12 illustrate a modification.

My device consists, essentially, of but three parts-a base-plate, A, carrying the receptacle a, a slide, B, carrying the receptacle b, and the holding-bar Dso arranged that when the slide 13 is drawn out, one end of bar D can be inserted in receptacle a and the slide-button passed back, thereby bringing the other end of bar D into receptacle b, and firmly holding anything secured to D to anything secured to Af0r example, the laps F G of the glove in Fig. 1. I have shown these laps F Gr secured to the parts A and D by prongs and metallic washers, that being a simple and wellknown way; but obviously there are other desirable ways.

The slide B is movable endwise on the base A, and when the device is so small as it is required to be for a glove-fastener this slide is practically held in place by the strain upon thebar D; but when made larger, as in Figs. 9 to 12, the shank of the slide is best made as a plate-spring so shaped thatit will retain its closed position relatively to base A, and yet be readily withdrawn to insert or remove the bar D.

The details of constructionsuch as making the receptacles a b, the ways in A for the shank of B to slide in, and the likeare too familiar to all skilled in this art to need explanation. Moreover, it will be clear that although I have shown but two styles of my device, yetit may be adapted for other uses, and that the means of attaching the bar D and base A to the parts to which they are to be attached will vary widely.

What I claim as my invention is- In a glove or other fastener, the combination of base A, having receptacle a, slide B, having receptacle 6, and bar D, substantially as described.

GEORGE E. DA'NFORTH.

Witnesses:

J. E. MAYNADIER, JOHN R. SNOW. 

